Time is like running water, and more than a month has passed in a flash.
The season has entered midsummer, the weather is getting hotter and the chirping of cicadas is endless.
Strangely enough, last summer there was not a drop of rain, but this year the weather is smooth and there seems to be a sign of a good harvest.
"You and Yuan Cheng go on a escort trip. You can be back in ten days and a half at most."
At noon that day, Zhu Huaishan called Zhao Lin to his side and said.
"It's enough for Yuan Cheng to go on this errand alone. I asked you to go because he wanted to get some experience. I heard that your family is a farmer on Paektu Mountain. This trip can earn some money to support the family."
Although Zhao Lin was still just an apprentice, Zhu Huaishan valued him very much and almost treated him as a disciple.
He didn't have the nerve to ask how much money he could give. Since the sect master gave the order, he had no reason to refuse. Besides, it would also increase his knowledge, so he agreed immediately.
Back in the front yard, Zhao Lin mentioned this matter to Yuan Cheng.
"Why does our Liuhemen still have an escort business?"
"Of course, do you think such a big house is given away for free?"
Yuan Cheng smiled and said, "If a sect wants to gain a foothold, it naturally needs industry. However, we are not like some martial arts schools that do not tolerate meat and vegetables. We do everything in casinos and brothels."
"The escort bureau has our cadres in it. When escorting the escort, let them use the banner of Liuhemen. It's a mutually beneficial thing."
"In addition, when I go to Changliu City, Master arranged for me to buy two medicinal materials to make Vajra Pills, killing two birds with one stone."
King Kong Pills are the main medicine for bone and muscle training, and Zhao Lin happened to be taking them too.
At this time, he had finished training his skin and officially started training his bones. Hearing this, he nodded, "When will we set off?"
"Just the past two days..."
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"Brothers from the Zhao family are back!"
In the evening, Zhao Lin returned to the village and saw a short, plump, middle-aged woman in her forties coming out of her home.
Zhao Lin agreed and glanced into his house.
A middle-aged woman named Hu, known as Hu Dabai, is a famous matchmaker in the Paektu Mountain area.
Zhao Lin probably guessed that she was a matchmaker for her brother.
Speaking of which, my brother is already in his twenties. It is indeed rare for people in the mountains to be so old and not yet married.
In the past, the Zhao family had a difficult life, and no one wanted to marry him.
Now the life of the Zhao family is getting better and better. Although they act in a low-key manner, as time goes by, others can see it.
If nothing else, when it's time to eat, the aroma wafting from the Zhao family's house makes people drool.
Zhao Lin wears majestic martial arts training uniforms every day, and everyone knows that the Zhao family is about to become prosperous.
"By the way, brother Zhao, how old are you this year?"
Hu DaMing suddenly asked.
"I?"
Zhao Lin was stunned and immediately understood her intention, "You don't have to ask me about it. It's still early. You should be busy with my brother's affairs first."
"That's right, don't be in a hurry."
Hu Dabai smiled and walked away with his hips twisted.
Zhao Lin entered the house and saw happy faces on his parents' faces. His elder brother Zhao Shan was blushing and giggling.
He joked: "Which girl does my brother have his eye on?"
"It's not decided yet. Hu Da Ming will ask us what we think first and go back to talk to someone." Mother Zhao said with a smile.
"Brother, what do you mean?" Zhao Lin asked his elder brother.
"Just take care of the family." Zhao Shan's request was quite simple.
Zhao Lin deliberately suggested that his brother set higher standards. After all, in the long run, there is still room for improvement in family conditions.
Although it costs money to learn martial arts, once you succeed, the rewards are quite generous.
As long as in a year or two, I have reached the state of Qi, I can just stretch out my hand in various industrial shops and make the family live happily.
Zhao's mother suddenly turned to look at Zhao Lin, "You are already a grown man. When your brother's matter becomes clearer, it will be your turn."
Zhao Lin quickly said: "I'm still early."
At my age, I was just a freshman in high school in my previous life. How could I get married so early?
In order to prevent his mother from nagging him, he told her about the escort.
"I heard that escorts are very dangerous. What should I do if I encounter bandits?" Mother Zhao said nervously after hearing this.
"Don't worry, I'm just following along. If there's danger, I'll run away."
Zhao Linxin said that as long as she wants to run, it is no exaggeration to say that others cannot catch up even if they are on horseback.
Ever since he discovered that the spirit beast map can eliminate the toxicity of exotic beast meat and speed up body transformation, Zhao Lin has gone into the mountains to kill some small and medium-sized exotic beasts every ten days and a half.
The effect is quite obvious. His current strength is more than 800 kilograms, and he is about to become the legendary strength of a thousand kilograms.
If you run with all your strength, you will feel dizzy at that speed.
Although the martial arts realm was only the first level of the strength realm, Zhao Lin felt that if there was a real fight, no one in the strength realm would be his opponent.
Two days later, Zhao Lin set out early in the morning and came to Xinglong Escort Bureau.
Seeing the team rushing for escorts, he realized that there were many "guest stars" like him.
There are various flags on the escort cars in the front row: Zhenxing Martial Arts School, Feihu Martial Arts School, Liuhemen, Shishimen, Lingshan Sect... There are six or seven prestigious sects and martial arts schools in the city.
In terms of headcount, only about half of the people actually belong to Xinglong Escort Agency.
In order to dress neatly and not look like a motley crew, the head of the Xinglong Escort Bureau gave everyone a short coat with the name of the Escort Bureau printed on it.
The person in charge of the escort is an old man in his fifties, named Pan Xianshou, who is the deputy chief escort of the Xinglong Escort Bureau.
Before setting off, Pan Xianshou took a roll call and after confirming that everyone was present, he roughly explained the rules for darts.
"Masters, I think we all hope that this escort trip will be safe and go smoothly. But there are family laws and business rules. Since you are cooperating with our Xinglong Escort Bureau, let me listen to what I have to say."
Pan Xianshou cleared his throat, looked around at everyone, and said: "When you go out, there are six precepts and three precepts that you should never leave. Everyone, please pay attention."
"The first is to stay in a newly opened shop, the second is to stay in a shop that has changed owners, the third is to stay in a shop that has a prostitute, the fourth is to stay in a shop that has a prostitute, the fourth is to stay in a shop that has a prostitute, the fifth is to stay away from people, and the sixth is to drink alcohol on the way."
"Three things are not to be separated: first, weapons should not be separated from the body; second, the body should not be separated from the clothes and lie down with the clothes; third, the carriage and horses should not leave the courtyard. No matter what happens, the goods should not be out of sight."
"Can you all show me some face and abide by these rules?"
Everyone responded loudly: "No problem." "Don't worry."
Zhao Lin nodded secretly, thinking that these few commandments had basically blocked the most vulnerable holes.
If Yang Zhi of the Song Dynasty could have kept these rules, Chao Gai and others would not have robbed the birthday guide.
Yuan Cheng chuckled and said: "Actually, there are still three taboos that I haven't mentioned yet."
Zhao Lin asked curiously: "What are the three taboos?"
Yuan Cheng whispered: "First, don't ask what is in the guest's luggage. Just ask which piece of luggage must be protected in case of an accident."
"Secondly, avoid contact with escorts. It is easy to make people suspicious. Thirdly, avoid "asking for rewards" in the middle, so as not to be regarded as extortion."
Zhao Lin nodded while listening, thinking that there were quite a few ways inside.
While the two were talking, everyone packed up and got ready. As Pan Xianshou gave an order, the sound of windlass sounded, and the convoy staggered off.
